@article{3103901,
    title = "Performing modified fontan before six years of age leads to superior long-term exercise capacity",
    author = "Sfyridis, P.G. and Mylonas, K.S. and Avramidis, D. and Kontzoglou, K. and Kouraklis, G. and Rokkas, C.K. and Sarris, G.E.",
    journal = "Ελληνική καρδιολογική επιθεώρηση",
    year = "2020",
    volume = "61",
    number = "5",
    pages = "351-353",
    publisher = "Hellenic Cardiological Society",
    issn = "1011-7970",
    doi = "10.1016/j.hjc.2019.12.008",
    keywords = "adult;  cardiopulmonary exercise test;  follow up;  Fontan procedure;  human;  letter;  peak oxygen uptake;  congenital heart malformation;  exercise test;  exercise tolerance;  Fontan procedure;  oxygen consumption;  time factor, Exercise Test;  Exercise Tolerance;  Fontan Procedure;  Heart Defects, Congenital;  Humans;  Oxygen Consumption;  Time Factors",
    abstract = "We investigated the influence of age at Fontan completion on the exercise capacity of patients who underwent a Fontan operation. Our study demonstrated that age at the time of the Fontan operation significantly affects the peak oxygen consumption at mid-term follow up and that exercise capacity is superior in patients who have undergone Fontan completion at an earlier age. These findings provide support for recommendations to perform Fontan completion procedures relatively early. © 2020 Hellenic Society of Cardiology"
}